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...with his trusty knight errant, Sir Spiro the Agnew (2). In New York, wearing Spiro's livery, James Buckley (3) joins Richard Ottinger (4) in assailing Charles Goodell (5), who already feels the weight of Sir Spiro's spiked mace. In the heartland of the realm, Howard Metzenbaum of Ohio (6) is threatened by the ax of Robert Taft Jr. (7), while in Tennessee, Albert Gore (8) aims a mighty swipe at William Brock (9). In Florida, Lawton Chiles (10) closes with William Cramer (11), toe-deep in the Gulf of Mexico. And across the water in Texas...
OHIO: Who is Howard Metzenbaum? Until this spring, many Ohioans had never heard of him. He served briefly and obscurely in the Ohio legislature many years ago but has not held an elective office since 1950. In the years ensuing, he has made a fortune running the Airport Parking Corporation of America...
...Republican, Robert A. Taft Jr., trying once more to take his father's seat, has been a lackluster Congressman with a dulling personality. He has followed the Nixon Administration's conservatism but Ohio voters have criticized him more for his high absenteeism in the House. Like Metzenbaum, he is wealthy. Unlike Metzenbaum, however, his name has always been a household word. With crowds, he tends to be standoffish, in sharp contrast to Metzenbaum's easy ways as a campaigner...
...Overall, Metzenbaum may benefit from the scandals that have been coming periodically from the Republican controlled State House. He also stands to gain from the slipping economy, especially in northern Ohio where the auto strike has idled thousands. Metzenbaum may lose, however, if the 21st District Caucus, a predominantly black Democratic group formed by Congressman Louis Stokes and his brother Carl, Cleveland's mayor, who have been making electoral alliances with local Republicans, forces toward a split in Ohio's surprisingly united Democratic ranks...
...Rockefeller will spend either $1,500,000 or $2,500,000-depending on whether one accepts his figures or his opponent's-to stay in Albany. Norton Simon spent $1,300,000 in a quixotic attempt to become the Republican candidate for United States Senator from California. Howard Metzenbaum found out how much it costs to take a Senate nomination away from former Astronaut John Glenn: nearly...